Police plea to man on road

Police release description of man

John Fairweather said he and his family have been devastated by the death of his wife Christine after she was hit by a car.

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The husband of a Hawera woman killed trying to protect others by removing a barricade across a highway has called for whoever put it there to own up.

Christine Anne Fairweather died on Saturday night after being hit by a car as she moved metal fencing frames which had been blocking State Highway 3 in Normanby.

John Fairweather's plea came as police released a description of a man they were keen to speak to.

He was seen walking along State Highway 3 towards Hawera before the fatal accident.

The man was described as being of medium build, dark-skinned with short black hair and about 167cm in height. He was wearing dark coloured pants and a black hoodie with a white design on the front, as well as high top sneakers.